Mrs. Gunn on Porch, Independence, California

1944, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image depicts a woman seated in an armchair on a screened-in porch. She is dressed in a dark dress with a patterned blouse underneath, with her legs crossed and one arm resting on the armrest. She appears mature, with gray, wavy hair styled back, a wrinkled face, and is wearing dark shoes. The porch also contains a couch, two chairs with heart-shaped backs, and potted plants. Outside is a neighborhood scene with a white picket fence, leafless trees, two slightly worn houses, under a soft, overcast sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.5 x 36 cm (18 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.50

  • Series Title

    Museum Set

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia B. Adams, Carmel, CA; gift to NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Portraits 1978, 11.

1985

  • Alinder, James, and Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. Ansel Adams: Classic Images, The Museum Set. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Boston, 1985: 41.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64144910

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